Kids Can Teach Themselves

posted Oct 21, 2013

2013 TED Prize Winner and education innovator Sugata Mitra speculates that “education is a self-organizing system, where learning is an emergent phenomenon.”

In his vivacious TED Talk, Mitra describes his current projects, including the “Granny Cloud,” in which a group of 200 British grandmothers each donate one hour per week to teach children in small Indian villages via video link. The future of learning is hope-filled when we trust that “children will learn to do what they want to learn to do.”

Bring on the Learning Revolution!In a sequel to his talk on how schools kill creativity, Sir Ken Robinson urges society to create schools where kids' natural talents are recognized.

What Our Kids Can Teach Us About Trying OverChildren’s future happiness is not tied to how well they behave or whether they will be able to hold a job. It is tied to their ability to create with their minds and their hands.